Background
Kirsten Haack is a Senior Lecturer in International Politics in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University, UK. She studied Social Science at the University of Bochum, Germany, International Conflict Analysis and International Relations at the University of Kent, UK (MA, PhD) and holds a Master in Education from the Open University. As part of the UN Studies Association (UNSA), a working group associated with ACUNS, Dr. Haack founded the Journal of International Organizations Studies (JIOS) and currently acts as Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Haack’s research interests include international organizations in general and the United Nations in particular, focusing on institutional design, the generation and development of ideas and knowledge within IOs, leadership (UN Secretary-General, women), (regional) integration and democratization.

Recent Publications

Kirsten Haack, ‘The UN Secretary-General and self-directed leadership: Development of the democracy agenda’ in Oestreich, J. (ed.) International organizations as self-directed actors: from theory to practice (2012).